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Friday, March 28, 2014

I love Melissa's patterns and she is going to teach them to us.

Melissa began quilting about 12 years ago when she asked her mother to teach her the basics so she would have something to do in the evenings while her husband was studying for school. She enjoyed make baby blankets for friends and the occasional large blanket. In 2010 Melissa discovered the "online" world of quilting and created her quilting blog - Happy Quilting. And at that point, quilting turned from a hobby, to a passion.

In the last 3 years Melissa has expanded her blog reaching thousands of viewers. The content includes her daily quilting adventures which are filled with the over 40 free tutorials, guest blogging at other's sites, participating in on-line quilting challenges, hosting Quilt-A-Longs and so on and so on. She has been published in McCalls and Quiltmaker many times, and has been published in 3 quilting compilation books, Sweet Celebrations, Kitchen Stitches and Modern Baby. Melissa began publishing her own patterns in 2012 and absolutely loves teaching them!!! She loves to share her passion of quilting and that passion can be felt by all who attend her classes. They are filled with upbeat energy, great quilting tips, and all-around good quilting times!